OEM Headlines: Honda to invest big in two U.S. plants
Forbes says the Trump administration’s move to roll back existing federal fuel efficiency targets of 54.5 miles per gallon for model year 2022-2025 cars and light trucks, would be a terrible deal for American drivers. The move is endorsed by U.S. auto dealers...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Toyota investing $1 billion in US artificial intelligence center
Over the next five years, Toyota will invest $1 billion in an artificial intelligence and robotics research center. The Detroit Bureau says that the facilities will not only focus...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Nissan is 'racing forward' with autonomous cars, says CEO Carlos Ghosn
Nissan says it is expediting the introduction of autonomous cars. Forbes reports the Japanese automaker made the announcement at the Tokyo Motor Show that it will offer...
A look at the week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Mitsubishi, Nissan will build mini EV together
The minicar project Nissan and Mitsubishi started four years ago is about to get extra resources to help ease the move into the electric-vehicle sector. Auto Blog says Nissan will have...
A look at the week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: New auto group formed to prevent cyberattacks
Two auto trader associations are forming a new working group to help prevent cyberattacks on the nation's 230 million cars and trucks. The Detroit News says the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Toyota to sell cars that communicate with each other and roadways by year end
Forbes reports that Toyota will sell cars that communicate with each other and roadways by year end. Many automakers are working on this technology,...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Toyota spends $50 million to accelerate self-driving car program
Toyota wants to accelerate the process of a self-driving car program and is spending $50 million dollars over the next five years to make sure it happens. The company...
A look at the week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: New car crash avoidance systems earn high marks
According to CNBC, technologies designed to prevent collisions are becoming an option in more vehicles and also earning high marks. Many vehicles are earning "superior" ratings, including BMW, Mercedes, and Acura.
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A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: 1. Auto production is surging in the US as the car market booms Reuters reports that auto production advanced at its strongest pace in eight months, seeing a surge in third-quarter economic growth. Industrial production shot up 0.6 percent...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: 1. Toyota books third straight first-quarter profit record on cost cuts, currency gains Toyota has posted their third straight year of record first-quarternet profit, crushing analyst estimates, according to Reuters.com. Cost cuts and currency gains made up for slightly...
5G Mobile Communications Open the Door For Self-Driving Technology
Wouldn't it be nice if our cars could communicate with one another as intricately and effectively as our smartphones? Well, as it turns out,...
Discipline in Your F&I Process Leads to Strong Revenue – Adam Marburger
From humble beginnings as a dealership porter to now being named one of Automotive News 40 Under 40, CBT Automotive welcomes Adam Marburger, corporate finance director...
Should Your Dealership Focus Its Sales Campaigns on Acquiring Trade Vehicles?
The used car market is strong and shows no sign of slowing down. Dealers across the country are devoting more resources to building up...
Hurricane Florence Hits the Southeast: What Can We Expect for the Automotive Industry?
The past few weeks have been a rollercoaster when it came to tracking Hurricane Florence’s arrival to the lower Southeast of the United States....
Reverse a Bad Buying Decision at Auction with New 30-Day Return Guarantee – Brett...
No dealer likes realizing that they've made the wrong purchase at auction. Cox Automotive's DealShield, has responded to dealer feedback and launched the industry's...
Dealing with Factory Recalls
On this week's edition of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon goes over dealing with factory recalls and keeping retail profits alive during a recall.
Phone Ups and Internet Leads
On this week's episode of the Tom Stuker Show, Tom goes over phone ups and internet leads and why handling leads is a privilege,...
Designing Your Career with Clear Goals
On this week's episode of Straight Talk, David Lewis speaks to you about one of the most important actions and habits to develop if...
Be a Problem Solver
Don't think about selling something. Don't think about results. Don't think about closing. Every customer comes into your dealership with either a "wants" problem...
